Reasons why my brother should keep his 911

[SRISER]

My brother is contemplating selling his '85 Euro Cab for, gasp, a Chevelle 396. Please my brothers, 'splain to him why he is so wrong...

[RANDY P]

I guess I can ask what year Chevelle - or then again it doesn't really matter.

If you're looking for something to wax and take out every now and then as strictly a nostalgia piece is one thing-

On the other hand, it's a Chevy, which means there really is no difference or unique qualities OTHER than pure nostalgia that would differentiate it than say from a 78 Monte Carlo, or a 77 Camaro. It's all the same basic thing.

Don't get me wrong I'm a Chevy fan myself, but I don't get turned on by early iron like I used to, Some of us simply want the motor, who cares what it's bolted into.

They're quick, handle like $hit, come apart under abuse, parts are cheap, loads of fun to drag race, but it's not the same as a Porsche, which is like owning a fine wristwatch, has quality.

Nomex suit on, flame away..

rjp

EDIT: Oh, and the nostaligia comes at a price. If it's earlier than a 71 He's looking at he's gonna pay for it for sure. Simply not worth the $$$ IMHO for what you're getting. Talk him into a 76 Camaro.

[Zeke]

Might not be able to 'splain anything to a guy that would make that switch. Let him do it. He'll come back, maybe own both someday.

[Schrup]

Yawn (boring). I guess if I were into impressing the rednecks round here, I'd sell my porshy & gets me a Chevy or a Hemi or sumthan likes that. About the only American car that impresses me is the new Z06 Corvettes. For the money, nothing will touch them. I grew up around muscle cars, dad was a body man & crew chief, & frankly find nearly all of them yawn (boring).

[ZAMIRZ]

A Chevelle 396 is cool, definately has that nostalgic factor going for it that Randy's talking about. If he's looking for a car to get driving enjoyment out of, he's making a mistake. But, if he wants a car to cruise around in over the weekend and could care less about how fun it is to drive then he'll probably like the Chevelle.

[VaSteve]

Hasn't he only had that car for like a couple of months? He probably hasn't even had a chance to drive it properly!!

[cegerer]

I owned a 69 396/350HP Chevelle. Caught the 911 bug and sold it back in the early 80's. It was a cool car and was FAST. But just don't try to stop or go around corners ...... Anyway, every once in a while I get the urge to buy a muscle car but then I take a drive in the Gray Wolf and the urge goes away quickly. Muscle cars are cool - 911's are cool and fun to drive.

[n8marx]

Having sold my Chevelle 3 years ago to buy my 911 I can say your brother is a nut. I completely rebuilt my Chevelle from the ground up. It was my first car and I had it for 13 years when I sold it. By the time I was finshed with it I had dropped in a healthy crate motor, a racing tranny with a high stall converter, a 3.55:1 posi rear end and a load of suspension components to make it "handle". Very fast from a stoplight but it couldn't stop that well and my 4WD Toyota Tundra would outcorner it. I sold it and bought my Carrera. Haven't looked back once.

I honestly hadn't even thought about that car until I saw this post.

[SRISER]

I think he is nuts too and Steve you are spot on man, he hasn't had the car long enough to drive it "right". A little NOVA fun run and his ideas of a Chevelle would be long gone. I am hoping to get him up here to Seattle and take him on a, ahem, little cruize to show him exactly how tres *****en these cars really are.

[Bob's Flat-Six]

A guy's got to do what a guy's got to do, And most of the time that can be damn exspensive.
Muscle cars can be cool, but not quite as versatile as a 911. Like the old 911 ad's said, You can race them on the weekend and drive them to work on monday, or take a wife/girlfriend for a weekend cruise.
Their so logical I sometimes wonder why everybody doesn't have one or two

My neighbor has a 1970 W30 Olds that he's had for years. He was playing with a 911 on a twisty road once and over revved it and lost the motor as the 911 drove off into the sunset

Lock your brother in his room with a bunch of Porsche history books and some food & beer and maybe he'll get logical.

[vash]

both would be nice, if instead of a bigblock chevelle, the other car was a 69 Z28! remember how easy it is to get to the spark plugs on a big block?

you know what is ironic? i may one day own a 69Z28, but for sure is will always have at least one 911. i know the firing order for a small block chev from memory, and i still need to look up my 911's.

18436572!

[Jim Richards]

Sam, I have a brother who loves/owns Corvettes. If he wasn't kin...